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We Have a Long Way to Go: Indigenous Treatment in Canada

A few weeks ago, I got my first COVID-19 vaccine.  My family and I are Indigenous, meaning we were part of the first phase of vaccine rollout in Ontario. Our vaccines were administered at Auduzhe Mino Nesewinong (“Place of Healthy Breathing”), an Indigenous-led COVID-19 assessment and vaccination clinic.  After getting

Canada expects to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas

Canadians can brace for a Christmas miracle. The federal government announced today the country will be COVID-19 vaccine-ready before December 25th. Work is already underway to have the logistics and infrastructure in place to roll out four COVID-19 vaccines. “We’re not going to wait until the end of December …

New Zika Vaccine Candidate Protects Mice and Monkeys with a Single Dose

There’s some good news if you plan on getting pregnant at least three years from now: a Zika vaccine will probably be available in 2020. The bad news, of course, is that it can’t come sooner, as many had hoped for. Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that about

Breaking: Ebola Vaccine Developed in Canada Provides 100% Protection

Canadian scientists made a major breakthrough this week in the fight against Ebola. Results from trial of a vaccine developed by scientists at the Public Health Agency of Canada suggest we could soon be on the verge of eradicating the deadly virus. While no treatment or cure exists, the vaccine provided 100

Cuba Has a Lung Cancer Vaccine, and it Might Finally Hit the Global Market

A first-of-its-kind lung cancer vaccine that’s been freely available in Cuba may finally reach American shores in the near future. CimaVax EGF, a result of Cuba’s exceptional commitment to medical research and biotech over the past 20 years, is one of the most promising anti-cancer drugs currently available anywhere in